In the bitcoin system no resources exist. Only units of an imagined number (21 million) are attributed to the addresses, and those attributions are stored with an enormous cost of energy.
If no resources exist, it wouldn't require energy to store them.
You freely acknowledge something is being stored, ergo you accept it exists.
If something can be measured, it exists. If something has value, it exists. The issue is that you can't comprehend the measurements or the value. The problem lies with you.
The units of Satoshi's imagined number (21 million),attributed to online addresses, are stored, not the economic resources. That's why the holders of these units need the resources from new investors to benefit. Otherwise, they are doomed. But ultimately, the holders will be left holding the bag. Just like in every investment scam.